KBS561: Korean Buddhism in the Era of Reform
Course description: During the first half of the twentieth century, Korean Buddhists engaged in significant reform efforts, both to redress historical persecution and to respond to the political and social changes brought about by Japanese colonization. This course examines both the organizational and doctrinal impacts of those attempts at modernization.
Texts:
Trial and Error in Modernist Reforms: Korean Buddhism under Colonial Rule Pori Park
Institute of East Asian Studies (2009)
ISBN-13: 978-1557290946
Makers of Modern Korean Buddhism, Jin Y. Park, (ed.)
State University of New York Press (2010)
ISBN-13: 978-1438429229
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